The source adds that "breaks in the time series in 2013 are a result of the implementation of the new requirements set by the Regulation ECB/2013/43 on payments statistics and reported data quality enhancements."
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Annual number of e-money transactions in the EU-27 as a whole 2000-2024
E-money transactions made in the EU grew by over 13 percent in 2023, a significant slowdown in growth compared to previous years. Approximately 8.9 billion e-money purchases were made that year, even though this was more than double the amount recorded in 2018. It should be noted that "e-money", or electronic money, is not necessarily the same as "digital payments". E-money refers to the prepaid storage of money on either a hardware (chip card, magnetic devices) or software device. Mobile proximity digital payments refers to the use of wallets such as Apple Pay in a store. The source, in its definition of "e-money", does not distinguish between hardware and software. Within the EU, Luxembourg sees a significant amount of e-money transactions.
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